Dagenham and Rainham (UK Parliament constituency)
Elections in the 2010s

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Labour
Jon Cruddas
17,830
41.4
+1.1
-
UKIP
Peter Harris
12,850
29.8
+26.3
-
Conservative
Julie Marson
10,492
24.4
10.0
-
Green
Kate Simpson
806
1.9
+1.2
-
Liberal Democrat
Denise Capstick
717
1.7
6.9
-
BNP
Tess Culnane
151
0.4
10.8
-
Independent
Terry London
133
0.3
+0.3
-
English Democrat
Kim Gandy
71
0.2
+0.2
Majority
Majority
Majority
4,980
11.6
+5.7
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
43,050
62.3
0.9
Registered electors
Registered electors
Registered electors
69,128
-
-
-
Labour hold
Labour hold
Swing
12.6
-

Question: Which candidate won the 2015 General Election for Dagenham and Rainham and by what percentage of votes did they earn the majority?
Answer: In Dagenham and Rainham, Cruddas won with a 11.6% majority.